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BoréeArdèche

A town of 135 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Borée a good place to live?

Borée is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Borée stand out

The 2 things Borée does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Borée’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Borée’s story

No historic monuments in Borée

The Culture ministry lists no building in Borée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ferme des Plantins, in Les Estables, 3.4 mi away.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borée.

Who lives here

An older town: 37% of people in Borée are 65 or over, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.4% of residents, below both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 7% of the town. Also worth knowing: nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree.

60.2median age
BoréeArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Borée
BoréeArdèche medianFrance median
Under 157%16%17%
15–245.4%9.9%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+37%27%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat13%18%18%
Higher education19%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Borée has higher unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 25.5%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €20,610 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Borée, for 50 working residents (1.1 per worker). 15.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot13%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Borée, 1.1 per working resident
25.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Borée costs less than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.31/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Borée from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Borée€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.87/m² a month)
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Borée

12pages on Borée

Landmarks

Nothing in Borée is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Borée

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Borée as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Borée’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardèche →
Le CheylardLe Chambon-sur-LignonTenceSaint-Germain-LapradeVals-les-BainsCoubonLe CheylardLe Chambon-sur-LignonTenceSaint-Germain-LapradeVals-les-BainsCoubonBorée
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Borée135—————
Le Cheylard2,8039—A—C+
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Haute-Loire2,50112—A−—B
Tence Haute-Loire3,11115—A—C
Saint-Germain-Laprade Haute-Loire3,43217—B+—B
Vals-les-Bains3,47417A−BB+B+
Coubon Haute-Loire3,14017—A−—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Borée

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Borée is a commune of 135 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne d'Ardèche. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Montagne d'Ardèche
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11 sq mi (28.4 km²)
INSEE code
07037

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.